The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-05

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They could hear the frenzied and hor.
ror stricken man es he madly endeav.
ored to burst the barriers that held
him in his fiery prison.
THE STORY OF A PASSENGER.
ToLRDo, o.. January 4-Oharles P.
To.l and vile, OF Detroit, who were in
the wrecked Baltimore and Ohio train
this morning, passed thra ugh here at
noon. Mr.. Toll gives this account of
the disaster The train was the Balh-
more and Ohio limited express, which
left Washington City et 10 O'Clock
am. yesterday. At 2:15 o'clock this
morning he wac awakened by being
violently thrown from the berth. The
train consisted oil the engine and bag
gage car, one coach aud two sleepers.
The train collided with an eastbound
freight which had stalled half mile
west OF Republic and eight miles east
OF Ifffin. The two engines were ut
terly wrecked. The coach telescoped
into the baggage car so complete
that the two cars were crushed into
the space of one. The two sleepers
did not leave the track. The tele.
scopad cars caught fire from the
stove, and the mangled and crushed
passengers, imprisoned in the SHAT
tered wreck, shrieked In agony as the
flames proceeded Ia their work of de.
struction, The engineer ,and fireman
OF the freight jumped and saved
themselves beiJre the collision. The
engineer OF the express, named East
man, had a leg broken, and sustained
q severe wound in tho shoulder. His
fireman was caught between the en-
CINE aud tender, and died In q few
minutes. The uuinjured passengers
and the residents Of the neighboihood
set to work to aid the wounded pas
sengers in the burning cars, rescuing
all who could bs reached. Up to the
time Mr.. Tell left, which was o'clock,
eight dead bodies had been rescued
from the wreck. The baggage man OF
the express was thrown through the
roof OF his car, escaping with a broken
Log. The express messenger, who was
sitting beside him, was killed in
stantly. No one in the sleeper was in
jured in the least. Among the passen.
gers In the sleeper were Mrs. Fish, OF
J oliet, ILL.,, a sister OF Gen. Logan, and
her son Charles, neither being ipj ured,
The shock was 60 terrific that the
farmers in the neighborhood thought
1t was an earthquake, and were soon
at the scene OF the wreck.
In the confusion OF the wreck hot
diepute arose among the traiDmen as
to the responsibility for the disaster.
1t appeared that the freight train was
running on the time OF the express,
the engineer was heard to remark that
he had left the last siding with only
thirty pounds of steam, and on the up
grade east OF Tiffin his engine went
back on him and the train stalled. No
danger signals were seat out ahead.
and the express, running at full speed
down grade and around curve, had
no warning OF impending disaster
until the collision.
THE NUMBER oP PAssRSdERl ABOARD |
ToLEDO, o., January 4-The total
number OF passengers on the wrecked
Baltimore aud Olio train was sixty
1--we. Ten dead bodies, which have
been taken GU and three more are be-
lieved TO he in the ruins. Tbs names
oil tho dead as far as can be iden flied,
are as follows: +. o. Barley, Wash
Ington; William Frede lick, Washing.
ton; fireman OF the express; Joseph
n. Siermsn and two sons, of Martins.
burg, W. Va. Mrs Ostsrman and two
children were saved. The two smok-
,rs were entirely consumed aud all
passengers in 1t killed. All the mail
md express matter was destroyed.
Inc coroner has gone from Tifiia TO
lo'd an inquest. There are about a
io1en wounded, who have been taken
. Republic, where they are being
AIRED for by the cilixana.
'HR oHARRRD REMAINS OF THE KxPRRas
.HEisRNdRR nsSdf
onsisted Ipply Of the two thigh
zones, whiGh were found in the
Iebiis OF the car. The engineer and
Ireman OF the freight reversed their
ngine and jumped for the snow bank.
he engineer OF the express reversed
lis engine and sprang to the left. The
reman endeavored 60 get of to the
light, but being overcome with fright
oil close to his crushed engine and
1as badly burned, but not beyond
ecognition, His body has been
laced in a neat caSkat and lie now at
he undertakers at Republic awaiting
he arrival Of hls relatives. There has
cen q S eady stream OF people from
u pats Of the county going to and re-
lrning from the wreck. l; WAS re-
orted that Congressman Seney, who
as been at homo few days on bust.
ess, WAS on the wrecked train, but /
1ch was not the case. The Judge did [
OF leave the city until this morning
nd ia safe and sound.